2019 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?

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#376
Rhl2987 said:
Also, what are the bags that you’ve been eyeing?
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Thank you!
I feel like I am already going off topic lol!
The two bags are a 25 birkin and a dark ghw 18 picotin. I bought a bright pink 18 picotin this year and I loooove the bag. I find the pink a hard colour to wear in the winter so looking to add a colour that works in the winter. For the 25 birkin I am waiting to sell a 35 first. I also have no relationship with my home store so I buy from the online store and when I travel so hence not being in a rush. I have gone back and forth on trying to develop a relationship with my home store and have decided for now it is not worth it for me and I really enjoy adding a new item or bag from my travels.
 
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#377
Rhl2987 said:
I’m currently in NYC for the Christmas holiday and I went out shopping with my Mom today. We stopped in LV, Chloe, Fendi, Dior, and Chanel. We will probably go to Hermes and Van Cleef tomorrow just for fun. I saw many beautiful bags but made out with only purchasing a pair of small hoop and pearl earrings from Dior. I do love the My Lady Dior bag and the new Chloe Tess bag though. The Chloe is much less expensive! But I doubt I will pull the trigger on either of these. Maybe if I ever see a Chloe Tess at a much lower price point I would be willing to. It’s lovely and very usable crossbody so I could see myself carting that around with a baby.

My big gift this year was an Apple Watch and I’m enjoying using that! Anyone else tempted by any shopping or post-holiday sales?
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Love window shopping! The lady Dior is a beautiful bag, always tempted by it but what holds me back is it seems so hard to get in and out of which I know will prevent me from reaching for it. All bags should come with outside pocket for phone!
 
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Guys, something happened today.

Let me tell you a story.

Once upon a time I bought a tan Prada bag.

As is the fate of so many bags, in so many wardrobes, around the world - I used it a fair amount to begin with and then I used it less.

It’s not on my list of potential bags to cull currently because it fills a gap in my wardrobe (brown, and looks great with a pair of boots I have plus the soft calf leather is old school awesome) but it doesn’t get much love at all.

Today, I saw a woman carrying it and it looked great. It’s not that she was dressed so fabulously or carrying it so gracefully - she was wearing a neutral black outfit with a khaki coat but the tan Prada made the outfit. I kept looking at her and wondering - is her bag smaller than mine? Why does it look so proportionate and reasonably on trend in the age of the mini bag? It looks great...

I was convinced hers must be a smaller, more fashionable, size than mine so I took out my phone and surreptitiously compared a picture of mine with the one she was wearing. It was visibly the same ratio from the clasp to the bottom of the handbag. Same size as mine and identical in colour and style.

I promise I was surreptitious. She had her back to me in a queue with the bag slung to her side so I could gawk quietly. I’m just surprised at how good it looks “in the wild”.

I’ve decided I need to go and dig it out of my wardrobe to wear when I get home!
 
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Sparkletastic said:
This is a happy bag. It just made me smile to see it!

Isn’t this from the Poppy line that Coach had? I understand why they discontinued the line since they were taking the brand in a different (and needed) direction but, I loved a number of the Poppy items because they were unabashedly fun.
I know zero about MC but I’ve seen a couple of his bags shown on tPF and really liked them. This is a very cool vintage-y one.
Thanks! I don’t eat many sweets but, cookies are definitely a serious love of mine. I would happily accept!

Speaking of food, what is everyone’s favorite foods - main meal item, dessert and drink?

My favorite main meal items are seafood - anything that swims, floats, creeps or crawls in the water will get happily eaten by me. My favorite dessert is WARM SUGAR COOKIES!!! :yahoo: My favorite drink is fresh lemonade. I like lemonade so much that I can’t have it in the house and avoid it like it’s crack. I would drink a gallon a day and keep looking for more. LOL!
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Lasagna, without a doubt. I have never tried a lasagna I didn’t like. And I love that every family has their own version of it. Dessert will have to be icecream. From the cheapest kind to fancy italian. I like it all :D Non-alcoholic drink is dresh orange juice. With alcohol it must be a G&T, especially with an Old Tom gin.
 
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catsinthebag said:
This is my oldest (owned the longest) bag: Mark Cross Murphy bag, a Christmas present from DH-to-be in 1993. It was our first Christmas together and I had NO idea he would get me this. A very stylish female friend of his had one and I fell head over heels for it. At the time, it was the absolute coolest bag I had ever seen. Although I didn’t know it at the time, it was probably the bag that foreshadowed me falling down the rabbit hole of premiere designer bags. What was clear at the time was that this man really paid attention to what I like!

I still have the bag, but haven’t worn it in years. It’s leather lined and pretty heavy, but the quality is top notch. Mark Cross seems to be making a comeback and I am intrigued!

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Beautiful bag, such a classic. And very sweet story about your hubby buying it for you ❤️
 
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Miss_Dawn said:
Guys, something happened today.

Let me tell you a story.

Once upon a time I bought a tan Prada bag.

As is the fate of so many bags, in so many wardrobes, around the world - I used it a fair amount to begin with and then I used it less.

It’s not on my list of potential bags to cull currently because it fills a gap in my wardrobe (brown, and looks great with a pair of boots I have plus the soft calf leather is old school awesome) but it doesn’t get much love at all.

Today, I saw a woman carrying it and it looked great. It’s not that she was dressed so fabulously or carrying it so gracefully - she was wearing a neutral black outfit with a khaki coat but the tan Prada made the outfit. I kept looking at her and wondering - is her bag smaller than mine? Why does it look so proportionate and reasonably on trend in the age of the mini bag? It looks great...

I was convinced hers must be a smaller, more fashionable, size than mine so I took out my phone and surreptitiously compared a picture of mine with the one she was wearing. It was visibly the same ratio from the clasp to the bottom of the handbag. Same size as mine and identical in colour and style.

I promise I was surreptitious. She had her back to me in a queue with the bag slung to her side so I could gawk quietly. I’m just surprised at how good it looks “in the wild”.

I’ve decided I need to go and dig it out of my wardrobe to wear when I get home!
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This is a fabulous story! It cracked me up.

Reminds me of when you break up with a boy in high school, because he's just plain boring... and then a month later you see him with a really attractive girl, and suddenly you wonder why you ever dumped him, because he looks simply fascinating! :graucho:
 
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essiedub said:
Do tell;)
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Sure! The things I mainly buy from Amazon are hyaluronic acid serum, maracuja oil, and natural deodorant. The hyaluronic acid serum is made of just water, sodium hyaluronate (which is the kind that binds water best to your face), and the preservative which is also a natural ingredient.

The maracuja oil is the fraction of the price of the Tarte's, and is pure while Tarte is diluted with vitamin e oil (tocopherol), which isn't necessarily a bad ingredient but why are you paying so much for such a common ingredient when you can have the pure version for much less?

The way I do my skincare I wash with Purpose cleanser (which I'd like to replace with something slightly less drying. It's good and recommended for pregnant women, but I'd like to go even more natural one day). Then I spray my face with water and apply the hyaluronic acid serum. Then I use the Muji high moisturizing toning water (which is less natural, but doesn't have any irritating or toxic ingredients according to cosdna) as an extra boost of hydration which really helps out my dehydrated skin (there's a real difference between dehydrated and dry skin!) I seal the moisture in with a couple drops of maracuja oil (2 in the summer, 3 in the winter) and that's it! If it's really dry, I put a bit of Burt's Bees sensitive skin moisturizer on the corners of my mouth and nose.

Twice a week, I use a Caudalie toner overnight to help with my occasional acne breakouts and use their moisturizing mask to keep my skin moisturized with the toner. Using the Caudalie AHA toner is enough exfoliation - physical exfoliation is too harsh, as well as using this toner or stronger concentrations of acids.

It's not perfect, but it gets better and better! Hope this book I wrote helps LOL!
 
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As some of you may know, I’m on vacation. Today was a shopping day! I’m proud to say I didn’t get any bag! Well this outlet doesn’t house the big brands actually. But there’s Saks Off Fifth where my sister and I bough the same Tory burch shoes, except for the size! Twinning! Btw, the scarf at Coach was tempting at 70%off, but I held off! Besides, I forgot to put my cards/cash in the travel wallet. I think it was a blessing in disguise since, otherwise, I would have bought more!
 
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msd_bags said:
As some of you may know, I’m on vacation. Today was a shopping day! I’m proud to say I didn’t get any bag! Well this outlet doesn’t house the big brands actually. But there’s Saks Off Fifth where my sister and I bough the same Tory burch shoes, except for the size! Twinning! Btw, the scarf at Coach was tempting at 70%off, but I held off! Besides, I forgot to put my cards/cash in the travel wallet. I think it was a blessing in disguise since, otherwise, I would have bought more!
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Tory Burch shoes are great. I have two pairs, and I find them so convenient to just slip into and go. Good for you, finding them them at a Saks off Fifth! :tup:
 
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